Obama endorses 9 more Texas candidates in midterm races
Former President Barack Obama gave his support Monday to nine additional candidates in Texas as part of his second wave of midterm endorsements. Full Story
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Abbott releases TV ad featuring family that survived Sutherland Springs shooting
The family describes Abbott's visit to the hospital after the shooting, and how the governor's success after being paralyzed gave the family hope. Full Story
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Critics say new barriers on border bridge are meant to deter asylum-seekers
Agents on the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge now occupy a large physical barrier at the bridge's halfway point to manage the "influx of Central Americans seeking asylum." Full Story
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![Immigration attorney Jodi Goodwin, center, talks to Nicaraguan asylum seekers while they wait for CBP agents to bring a wheelchair for one of them, on the U.S. side of the international bridge in Hidalgo on Sept. 15, 2018.]()
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Texas spent less on students with disabilities. But did it break the law?
Texas will argue Wednesday at a federal appeals court that its decision to decrease special education funding several years ago did not violate federal law. Full Story
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![Vanessa Tijerina addresses the panel about her 13-year-old special needs child who has been denied special education for four years on December 13, 2016. U.S. Department of Education officials held a meeting in Edinburg on their tour of Texas to hear community members' experiences with special education, continuing an investigation of whether Texas is capping services for students with disabilities.]()
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Beto O'Rourke uses nixed debate time slot to shoot ad on Facebook Live
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's campaign declined a late offer from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's camp to revive Sunday's cancelled debate, citing other plans. Those plans apparently included shooting an ad from O'Rourke's kitchen. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (left) and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, at their first debate, in Dallas, on Sept. 21, 2018.]()
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U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke discusses DWI, term limits
At the closing keynote of the Texas Tribune Festival, the Senate hopeful said the police report of his 1998 drunk driving arrest is incorrect and reaffirmed his commitment to not seek higher office if elected. Full Story
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Kavanaugh hearings, Michael Avenatti and more Texas Tribune Festival highlights
The three-day Texas Tribune Festival is officially over. Look back at some of the highlights here. Full Story
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Brett Kavanaugh is "not the person for the Supreme Court"
At an interview Saturday at the Texas Tribune Festival, the Minnesota Democrat talked about the Supreme Court and the Mueller probe — and carefully skirted questions about her own presidential ambitions. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, talks to Tribune D.C. Bureau Chief Abby Livingston at the Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 29, 2018.]()
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Nancy Pelosi: Democrats should focus on health care, working families — not abolishing ICE
The House minority leader also said U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lacked the "temperament" for a seat on the nation's highest court. Full Story
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![U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, speaks with Alex Wagner during the Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 29, 2018.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Lupe Valdez spar over arming teachers, Harvey recovery in debate
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger, Lupe Valdez, held their first and only debate Friday night in Austin. Full Story
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Mayor Bill de Blasio says his "progressive vision" for New York City can be copied across the country
De Blasio, a two-term Democrat, answered questions about the subway, progressivism at the local and national levels and politics in an increasingly left-wing New York state. Full Story
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Michael Avenatti talks Brett Kavanaugh, 2020 run
The attorney at the center of so much of the day’s news talked about what's happening now — and what he’ll do next. Full Story
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Cornyn: Senate SCOTUS vote to be delayed while FBI investigates Kavanaugh
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters in Washington, D.C., that the Senate will delay the full confirmation vote by a week while the FBI investigates allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh. Full Story
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Second Ted Cruz-Beto O'Rourke debate postponed
The decision comes as the U.S. Senate focuses on the confirmation process of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Full Story
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![Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, during their debate at McFarlin Auditorium on the SMU campus in Dallas, on Friday, September 21, 2018.]()
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A proposed federal policy won’t target immigrants for using welfare. In Texas, they might drop out anyway.
Proponents say the proposal will save the government money. But critics say that especially in Texas, it will cause “chilling effects" that could keep citizens away from welfare programs. Full Story
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6 ways Beto O’Rourke's Senate bid is like Ted Cruz’s first bid for Congress
Back in 2012, Ted Cruz was the underdog who managed to beat out the better-known David Dewhurst for a U.S. Senate seat. Now, as Cruz is running for re-election, there are echoes of that earlier campaign in Beto O'Rourke's bid to unseat Cruz. Full Story
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John Kerry hails 2018 midterms as “greatest course-correction moment we’ve had in years”
We kicked off the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival with an interview of the former secretary of state. Kerry answered questions about foreign policy, the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, 2020 and more. Full Story
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![Tribune CEO Evan Smith interviews former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas on Sept. 27, 2018.]()
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Redistricting group led by Eric Holder to invest $250K in Texas House races
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, the group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, has dedicated a quarter-million dollars to the effort this fall to add more Democrats to the Texas House. Full Story
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Texas puts Daniel Acker to death, the second execution in two days
Acker was convicted in the 2000 murder of his girlfriend in East Texas. Her body was found on the side of the road after neighbors said they saw him abduct her. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn calls Kavanaugh hearing "embarrassing," draws McCarthy comparisons
Earlier, Cornyn had declined to directly question Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Full Story
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![Rachel Mitchell, counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans, questions Christine Blasey Ford as Sens. Mike Crapo, Jeff Flake, Ben Sasse, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and John Cornyn listen during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on September 27, 2018.]()
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